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winstonhadrecoveredhimselfsufficientlytospeak。***“youcan’t!”hesaidweakly。
“whatdoyoumeanbythatremark,winston?”
“youcouldnotcreatesuchaworldasyouhavejustdescribed。itisadream。itisimpossible。”
“why?”
“itisimpossibletofoundacivilizationonfearandhatredandcruelty。itwouldneverendure。”
“whynot?”
“itwouldhavenovitality。itwoulddisintegrate。itwouldcommitsuicide。”
“nonsense。youareundertheimpressionthathatredismoreexhaustingthanlove。whyshoulditbe?andifitwere,whatdifferencewouldthatmake?supposethatwechoosetowearourselvesoutfaster。supposethatwequickenthetempoofhumanlifetillmenaresenileatthirty。stillwhatdifferencewoulditmake?canyounotunderstandthatthedeathoftheindividualisnotdeath?thepartyisimmortal。”
asusual,thevoicehadbatteredwinstonintohelplessness。moreoverhewasindreadthatifhepersistedinhisdisagreemento’brienwouldtwistthedialagain。andyethecouldnotkeepsilent。feebly,withoutarguments,withnothingtosupporthimexcepthisinarticulatehorrorofwhato’brienhadsaid,hereturnedtotheattack。
“idon’tknow—idon’tcare。somehowyouwillfail。somethingwilldefeatyou。lifewilldefeatyou。”
“wecontrollife,winston,atallitslevels。youareimaginingthatthereissomethingcalledhumannaturewhichwillbeoutragedbywhatwedoandwillturnagainstus。butwecreatehumannature。menareinfinitelymalleable。orperhapsyouhavereturnedtoyouroldideathattheproletariansortheslaveswillariseandoverthrowus。putitoutofyourmind。theyarehelpless,liketheanimals。humanityistheparty。theothersareoutside—irrelevant。”